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TOP-LEVEL TROLLERY: Trump Leaves Empty Seats For Schumer, Pelosi At Meeting To Avoid Government Shutdown, Slams Them For Inaction

On Tuesday, President Trump tweeted out that he didn’t see solid prospects for a successful negotiation with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to avert a government shutdown.

Meeting with “Chuck and Nancy” today about keeping government open and working. Problem is they want illegal immigrants flooding into our Country unchecked, are weak on Crime and want to substantially RAISE Taxes. I don’t see a deal!

.@realDonaldTrump now knows that his verbal abuse will no longer be tolerated. His empty chair photo opp showed he’s more interested in stunts than in addressing the needs of the American people. Poor Ryan and McConnell relegated to props. Sad!

Pelosi, of course, knows a fair bit about posturing and photo ops. But she was outplayed here. She now looks like an obstructionist, and so does Schumer.

Trump should play this string out all the way to the end: he should force Democrats to greenlight funding for the border wall, alongside funding to prevent a government shutdown.

The Republican Party has always run from government shutdown fights in the mistaken belief that they couldn’t win a PR war without the presidency; now they have the presidency, and Democrats should be forced to come to the table and make concessions.